John William: 558 books
Celestial Shadows
Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2014
Much of what is known about the universe came from the study of celestial shadows. This book looks in detail at the way eclipses and other celestial shadows have given us amazing insights into the nature of the objects in our solar system and how they are even helping us discover and analyze planets...
North Carolina Women
Their Lives and Times
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
North Carolina has had more than its share of accomplished, influential women—women who have expanded their sphere of influence or broken through barriers that had long defined and circumscribed their lives, women such as Elizabeth Maxwell Steele, the widow and tavern owner who supported the American...
by David G. Anderson, Gregory A. Waselkov, Stephen Williams
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
This volume provides a comprehensive, broad-based overview, including first-person accounts, of the development and conduct of archaeology in the Southeast over the past three decades.
Histories of Southeastern Archaeology originated as a symposium at the 1999 Southeastern Archaeological Conference...
by Joseph Addison, John Gay, William Sommerville
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Dundurn Arctic Culture and Sovereignty Library
Pike's Portage/Death Wins in the Arctic/Arctic Naturalist/Arctic Obsession/Arctic Twilight/Arctic Front/Canoeing North Into the Unknown/Arctic Revolution/In the Shadow of the Pole/Voices From the Odeyak
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
This special bundle is your essential guide to all things concerning Canada’s polar regions, which make up the majority of Canada’s territory but are places most of us will never visit. The Arctic has played a key role in Canada’s history and in the history of the indigenous peoples of this...
by Honoré de Balzac, Samuel R. Delany, Robert Silverberg
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: July 31, 2011
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: July 31, 2011
Escritores do século 18 ao 20, entre escritores clássicos e renovadores da Ficção Científica, criam contos em que o amor e o sexo vencem os limites do tempo e da morte e onde máquinas estendem para além do imaginável as paixões e os prazeres.
by Mary T. Clark, Siobhan Nash-Marshall, William Werpehowski
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
This volume brings into dialogue the ancient wisdom of Augustine of Hippo, a bishop of the early Christian Church of the fourth and fifth centuries, with contemporary theologians and ethicists on the topic of social justice. Each essay mines the major themes present in Augustine's extensive corpus...
Pollution
Causes, Effects and Control
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological development and is a priority for the political agendas of both the developed and developing worlds.
The...
Opportunities Missed, Opportunities Seized
Preventive Diplomacy in the PostDCold War World
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 1999
The basic logic of preventive diplomacy is unassailable. Act early to prevent disputes from escalating; reduce tensions that could lead to war; deal with today's conflicts before they become tomorrow's crises. Yet as we look at the record of these first years of the post-Cold War era, it is quite...
by John Edwards, William C. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Real change and real results for your school
In schools that deliver, we know our real work and create an aligned culture of authentic action and delivery. This book shares processes designed to deliver results that matter to each school community, drawing on research and the practical experience...
The Irish-American Experience in New Jersey and Metropolitan New York
Cultural Identity, Hybridity, and Commemoration
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
This book is a collection of nine essays exploring the Irish-American experience in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area, both historically and today. The essays place the local Irish-American experience in the wider context of immigration studies, assimilation, and historical theory. Using...
by William J. Boone, John R. Staver, Melissa S. Yale
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences helps individuals, both students and researchers, master the key concepts and resources needed to use Rasch techniques for analyzing data from assessments to measure variables such as abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. Upon completion of the text, readers...
Asperger Syndrome and Employment
Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
This is the book we need for guidance on employment for people with Asperger's syndrome. The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the success stories and took note of the words of warning of what not to do.'
- Professor Tony...
by William John Locke
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
A young man with only a modest amount of money doesn't know what to do, so he consults an oracular friend at a café who advises that he ride a bicycle through rural France and stop at the inn a friend runs. He becomes quite friendly with the innkeeper and his family, and when it turns out they need...